Cecil B. deMille Award

As we continue on our 80-day Countdown to the 80th anniversary of the Golden Globe Awards, we arrive at 2013, and the unforgettable acceptance speech by Golden Globe winner Jodie Foster after she received the Cecil B. deMille award, and candidly addressed her sexuality, her family and her life in the arts to a moved crowd who gave her a standing ovation.

This iconic moment made us tear up! The legendary Sidney Poitier, himself a Cecil B. deMille-recipient honors Morgan Freeman with a little help from Dame Helen Mirren who added humor to the presentation.

Richard Burton presents the Cecil B. deMille award to Red Skelton at the 35th Golden Globes, held January 28, 1978, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

It was the acceptance speech heard around the world, viewed, and retweeted millions of times. Yet, Meryl Streep’s powerful Cecil B.

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Fantastic. Feisty.

When Jane Fonda spoke at last year’s HFPA Restoration Summit, she described herself as “a newbie at this whole film restoration thing. ” That may have been partially true (in fact it was the second year that she had done us the honor of speaking at our Summit), but Ms.

When the Hollywood Foreign Press Association decided to establish a special, prestigious award for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment, the members wanted it to bear an internationally recognized and respected name. So they turned to a born showman, Cecil B.

“You never know if you are going to get there. ” This was Clint Eastwood’s spontaneous reaction to the HFPA last December when reminded that his 90th birthday would be coming up six months later on May 31st.

Beginning in 1952 when the Cecil B.  deMille Award was presented to its namesake visionary director, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has awarded its most prestigious prize 66 times.